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Op-Ed
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Will President Obama Restore the Rule of Law During His Second Term?
The contrast between Obama's campaign promises and his performance in office during his first term is stark.
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Giving Back to the Future
Coming to terms with personal and collective responsibility as the destruction our unfettered consumption has wrought becomes clearer every day.
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Americans Want Leadership Now on Real Cliffs: Jobs and Human Survival
We need to drop the ‘fiscal cliff’ politicking and tell the truth about our poor economy and climate change.
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Want to Help Small Businesses? Bring on Taxmageddon
Small Business Majority sees silver lining in letting tax cuts expire.
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Agenda 21: The Latest Sleight of Hand Trick by Corporate Elite
When the Corporate Elite tells us we need to be afraid of something, they almost always expect to make some money off our fear.
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GOP’s Domination Was Only Temporary
Paul Krugman: The Republican Party went into Election Day in a state of complete delusion.
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Will the Democrats Tax the Rich to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff?
Although Obama has vowed to stay firm over taxing the rich (this time), his toughness is only skin deep, and comes with dangerous strings attached.
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Thanksgiving in Dystopia
William Rivers Pitt imagines what Thanksgiving for the Romneys would be like in an alternative universe where Mitt is President.
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Go Ahead, Talk Religion and Politics at the Table
This goes against the conventional wisdom, but there are two good reasons, one selfish and the other moral.
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On Third Parties and Electoral Extravanganzas: Kshawa Sawant Pushes on an Open Door
The 2012 election cycle saw two persons of color believed to be socialists competing against well funded candidates representing the interests of the wealthy and corporations. In one of …